Dear John,
Right now, Democrats in Washington are lining up a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure “deal” that’s bad news. Not only will the bill increase the national budget deficit, which has already ballooned to three times the 2019 level, it contains a poison pill that advances the goal of the Equality Act: the total overhaul of our federal civil rights framework to mandate special privileges based on LGBT identities. And unfortunately, some Republicans are lining up to support this “deal”!
Will you take a moment right now to tell your senators to oppose this damaging and expensive boondoggle? your senators work for you, and they need to hear from you. The Senate is supposed to vote on the bill this week.
Besides the enormous price tag, this bill advances an aggressive leftist agenda that seeks to mandate an ideology about marriage and human sexuality across the nation. It does this by elevating “sexual orientation and gender identity” (SOGI) to protected classes in federal law. Time and again, people of faith have found themselves targeted by so-called SOGI laws; florists, bakers, and t-shirt makers were only the start. More recently we have seen the harmful effects this agenda has on women as it seeks to mandate gender identity ideology which strips of women of their rights, privacy, and safety.
This poison pill section ties the enforcement of the SOGI language to the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Such a move is a steppingstone to achieving the ultimate goal of the Equality Act: a total overhaul of our federal civil rights framework to mandate special privileges based on SOGI classes.
But wait, it gets even worse. Democrats in Washington are pairing this “deal” with Senator Bernie Sanders’ even more massive $3.5 trillion partisan bill they plan to pass without any Republican votes. The Sanders bill will contain a liberal wish-list that reportedly includes universal pre-K beginning at age 3, teacher certification programs that can be used to promote and/or mandate Critical Race Theory and gender ideology, potentially direct funding for abortion in Medicaid, and a permanent Affordable Care Act abortion subsidy. The bipartisan “deal” facilitates that wish list by separately funding hard infrastructure (roads, bridges, etc.). In essence, Republicans are giving liberal Democrats more room to push for harmful policy priorities. Some Senate Republicans insist the two are separate bills, but President Joe Biden, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi have already promised to pair them. Given the limited amount that Democrats can pass in the Sanders bill without Republican votes, every vote for this bipartisan “deal” creates room for more liberal wish list items.
Please take a moment right now to make your voice heard! The link below will allow you to email both your senators. It’s vital that they hear from you today!
Sincerely,
Quena Gonzalez
Senior Director of Government Affairs
